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  2. Cost-plus contract - Wikipedia

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    Under a cost plus a fixed-fee contract, the profit element does not vary with costs and there is no incentive for contractors to control costs. [ 4 ] Incentives which share the risk between government and contractor lead less efficient contractors to underestimate their target costs in order to maximize their profits from actual costs.

  3. Riba - Wikipedia

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    [101] [107] According to Farhad Nomani, in studying scholarly "commentaries, one notes that the technical, and even to some extent the customary meaning of riba as a practice in pre-Islamic era, is a matter of controversy among classical jurists and the interpreters of the Qur'an." [108] Other classical jurists ("like al-Baji and al-Tawwafi, to ...

  4. Profit and loss sharing - Wikipedia

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    Profits generated are shared between the parties according to a pre-agreed ratio. If there is a loss, rabb-ul-mal will lose his capital, and the mudarib party will lose the time and effort invested in the project. The profit is usually shared 50%-50% or 60%-40% for rabb ul mal-mudarib.

  5. Investment incentive - Wikipedia

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    Investment incentive is a government-implemented incentive policy aimed to encourage investors into its domestic market or to promote expansion of existing businesses. [1] Investment incentives encompass creating an environment that enables foreign businesses to operate profitably and decreases risks. [ 2 ]

  6. Subsidy - Wikipedia

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    A subsidy, subvention or government incentive is a type of government expenditure for individuals and households, as well as businesses with the aim of stabilizing the economy. It ensures that individuals and households are viable by having access to essential goods and services while giving businesses the opportunity to stay afloat and/or ...

  7. Incentive program - Wikipedia

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    An incentive program is a formal scheme used to promote or encourage specific actions or behavior by a specific group of people during a defined period of time. Incentive programs are particularly used in business management to motivate employees and in sales to attract and retain customers .

  8. Economic development incentive - Wikipedia

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    An economic development incentive is known as "cash or near-cash assistance provided on a discretionary basis to attract or retain business operations." [1] These benefits principally encompass tax and economic incentives provided by federal, state, or local governmental bodies.

  9. Profit motive - Wikipedia

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    In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits.Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is "to make money" - not in the sense of increasing the firm's stock of means of payment (which is usually kept to a necessary minimum because means of payment incur costs, i.e. interest or foregone yields), but in ...